Routes of Cross-Cultural Exchange

Trade between cultures has always been more than a simple exchange of goods and currencies: cross-cultural trade facilitates the spread of ideas that change the world. Routes of Cross-Cultural Exchange traces the formation of trade routes, profiles the explorers and innovators who made trade possible, and examines the widespread effects of major trade networks. Titles in the series demonstrate the economic, social, and technological implications of trade across cultures.

Each Book Contains
? A look at the cultural evolution caused by trade
? Biographical information about explorers and innovators
? Descriptions of countries and their trade partners
? Sidebars that include primary source text, information about previous routes of exchange, and a close look at technology that has made cross-cultural exchange possible?as well as the technological developments the routes drove forward and contributed to

Curriculum Connections
? Presents the concepts of supply and demand, natural resources, and national identities
? Demonstrates the migration of ideas across cultures
? Stimulates a critical analysis of the ways trade affects the economy and people?s way of life